EP2406157B1 - Installation de transport d'articles individuels, comportant des récipients individuels pour le transport d'articles, en particulier de colis - Google Patents

Installation de transport d'articles individuels, comportant des récipients individuels pour le transport d'articles, en particulier de colis Download PDF

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EP2406157B1
EP2406157B1 EP10706579.9A EP10706579A EP2406157B1 EP 2406157 B1 EP2406157 B1 EP 2406157B1 EP 10706579 A EP10706579 A EP 10706579A EP 2406157 B1 EP2406157 B1 EP 2406157B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
    • B65G17/30—Details; Auxiliary devices
    • B65G17/32—Individual load-carriers
    • B65G17/34—Individual load-carriers having flat surfaces, e.g. platforms, grids, forks
    • B65G17/345—Individual load-carriers having flat surfaces, e.g. platforms, grids, forks the surfaces being equipped with a conveyor

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  • the invention relates to a Indeedgut asstrom with individual containers for transporting piece goods, in particular of luggage on a conveyor track with support and guide elements for the container and at least one Endladestelle for emptying the piece goods from the containers and / or at least one loading point for loading each container with the General cargo, the bearing surface of which is formed by each container spanning carrying endless strap, which is guided transversely to the transport direction of the container disposed on both side of the container guide roller driven, wherein a stationary drive is provided for driving the fastener tape in the loading and / or Endladestelle at least during the loading and / or unloading process with at least one drive element provided on the container for the fastener tape can be coupled.
  • conveyor systems used for luggage promotion in which relatively simple plastic-molded container to be transported on a conveyor track with support and guide elements for the container, which preferably consist of mutually parallel endlessly driven belts on which the containers rest passively.
  • a disadvantage of these systems are the loading and in particular Endladevoriquesen that are required to dump the cargo from the usually gently troughed trays. For this, it is essential to use gravity, which in turn results in that the cargo is extremely stressed when it comes out of the conveyor, e.g. is discharged via chutes or thrown into the container during loading.
  • transverse belt conveyors which consist of movable on a conveyor vehicles, of which several are joined together to form a train or an endlessly circulating vehicle chain, the individual vehicles are provided with a carrier tape, the transverse to the transport direction of the vehicles circulating is drivable.
  • this carrying belt designed as a cross belt the cargo is transported and conveyed laterally at the desired Endladestelle by driving the tape transversely to the transport direction.
  • This type of conveyor technology is due to the dependence of the individual vehicles of the laid conveyor line very limited use and, for. in large airport facilities with long distances and different ways not usable.
  • the individual cars known systems are usually provided with drives that increase the overall cost of such a system.
  • the known container In order to make transverse belt conveyors of the known type applicable to baggage, it has been proposed to provide the known container with a container carrying a spanning endless strap as a bearing surface for the cargo, wherein the strap transversely to the transport direction of the container to both sides of the container arranged deflecting rollers is driven driven.
  • the otherwise passive containers are transported on the conveyor system described above through the system and directed and controlled system side.
  • By driving the carrier tape in the loading and / or Endladestation the cargo is laterally discharged from the conveyor.
  • the drive by a provided in the loading and / or Endladestelle stationary drive, which is positively coupled with at least one provided on the container drive element for the fastener tape.
  • the drive element for the fastener tape is a worm gear, which engages in the loading and / or unloading station on a parallel to the transport direction endlessly around pulleys rotating toothed belt, one guide wheel is connected via an angular gear with one of the guide rollers of the fastener tape in operative connection.
  • this toothed belt engages positively parallel to the first toothed belt endlessly circumferentially drivable second toothed belt of a stationary drive station.
  • Object of the present invention is, starting from the known prior art, to improve the cargo handling system with a container for transporting and sorting luggage and a low-wear, to provide simple and functional drive for the container, the low-priced and low-maintenance transport and sorting of cargo, especially luggage in a baggage handling system, takes over.
  • the invention proposes in that the drive element provided on the container is designed as a flat belt which revolves endlessly around non-steering wheels and whose at least one deflecting wheel is in operative connection with the carrying belt and which in the region of the loading and / or unloading position has a second driven endlessly parallel to the first belt
  • Flat belt of a stationary drive station can be brought into frictional engagement, whose drive speed and direction can be controlled.
  • the invention dispenses with the positive engagement of two intermeshing toothed belts or chains with their disadvantages and proposes a purely frictional connection of two flat belts, of which one is driven and the other, which rests against the former, takes over frictional engagement.
  • the flat belt of the drive element provided on the container and the flat belt of the stationary drive station revolve around mutually parallel horizontal axes and the plane of the frictional connection runs substantially horizontally.
  • the power transmission from one flat belt to the other can be more easily displayed when the contact force is applied in the vertical direction.
  • the weight of the container can be used as a contact force or counterforce.
  • the flat belt of the drive station and the flat belt of the drive element can be pressed against each other at least during the loading and unloading process.
  • the flat belt of the drive station at least during the loading and unloading by means of a lifting device against the Flat belt of the drive element is movable.
  • the lifting device may be formed according to the invention as a solenoid.
  • the carrying strap spanning the container is guided in the area of its lower run S-shaped around three drive rollers, the two outer drive rollers rubbing the carrying strap frictionally. or press form-fitting laterally against the counter-rotating central drive roller.
  • the clamping of the fastener tape between the drive rollers ensures that no slip occurs between the rollers and the fastener tape and thus the fastener tape is defined controllable so that lying piece goods can be accurately positioned and discarded targeted or taken place accurate.
  • the central drive roller for transmission of the driving force of the carrier tape is connected in a gearing manner to at least one of the deflection wheels of the flat belt of the drive element.
  • the drive force for the fastener tape via at least one transmission belt is transferable, which is endless over a coaxially connected to the guide wheel of the drive pulley pulley and a coaxially arranged on the central drive roller pulley, optionally guided by looping a guide wheel.
  • the drive torque of the stationary drive station is optionally transmitted frictionally to the drive element, from there via the transmission belt to the central drive roller, which drive the tape of the container with the help of the voltage applied to her or on the tape other two drive rollers.
  • the transmission belt rotated by 90 ° in itself, so that the required deflection of the driving force can take place.
  • the invention provides a very simple functional drive for a container for transporting piece goods, in particular of luggage on a conventional conveyor track with known support and guide elements.
  • the drive of the lanyard is simple, inexpensive and low maintenance, expensive mechanical gears are not required.
  • the individual components are easy-to-procure standard parts.
  • the container is initially constructed in a known manner and is passively transported on a driven conveyor track with support and guide elements for the container.
  • the support and guide elements are indicated at 2, they consist of toothed or ungeyakten flat belt on which the container 1 rests loosely, while the belt endlessly driven (perpendicular to the plane of the drawing).
  • the loading and unloading of the container 1 takes place in loading and unloading stations along the transport route.
  • the piece goods can be discharged, for example, via a slide provided laterally of the container, which is indicated at 3.
  • the container 1 is provided with a carrier tape 4 for resting cargo S, such as a piece of luggage, which is guided around laterally parallel to the transport direction of the container guide rollers 5 endlessly.
  • the transport direction of the container 1 is perpendicular to the plane of the drawing.
  • a stationary drive is provided in the region of the loading and / or unloading, which is designated overall by 6. It consists of the electric motor 7, on the motor shaft, a pulley 8 is coaxially mounted.
  • a belt 9 preferably a toothed belt
  • the engine torque is transmitted to a belt or toothed disc 10, through which the deflection wheel of a flat belt 11 extending parallel to the transport direction is driven.
  • the flat belt 11 has a longitudinal extension of the length of the container 1 and is provided with a non-slip surface.
  • the flat belt 11 of the stationary drive station 6 is frictionally mated with a arranged on the container 1 drive member 16, which mainly consists of a likewise slip-resistant flat belt 12, which is also guided endlessly around deflection wheels.
  • the flat belt 12 also extends parallel to the transport direction of the container and is arranged such that the surface of the flat belt 11 of the drive station 6 can be pressed against the surface of the flat belt 12 of the drive element 16.
  • devices may be provided on the drive station 6, with which the flat belt 11 is pressed up against the flat belt 12 of the drive element.
  • the power transmission via the toothed belt 9 allows sufficient flexibility for the required Anpressschulen.
  • the support belt 4 In order to transmit the drive torque from the drive element 16 to the support belt 4, the support belt 4 is wrapped in the region of its lower run S-shaped drive rollers 13, 14 and 15, wherein the drive rollers 13 and 15 between them and the central drive roller 14, the fastener tape 4 grip frictionally.
  • An endlessly executed transmission belt 17 wraps around a pulley 19 which is arranged coaxially on the central drive roller 14 and is guided from there via a deflection roller 18 to the pulley 20, which rotates coaxially with the guide pulley of the flat belt 12. Since the axes of the deflection of the flat belt 12 and the central drive roller are arranged at right angles to each other, a twisting of the transmission belt 17 by 90 ° is required in order to transmit the drive torque without bevel gear can.
  • the carrier tape 4 can maintain a trough, which is indicated at 21 on the upper side of the carrier tape.
  • trough 21 ensures that the cargo S does not fall laterally during transport even when cornering; Nevertheless, however, easy discharge of the piece goods S, for example via the chute 3, in the unloading station is just as possible as loading of the carrying strip in a loading station. By reversing the drive direction of the motor 7, both are possible.

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  1. Installation de transport de colis ayant des récipients ( 1 ) individuels de transport de colis ( S ), notamment de bagages, sur une voie convoyeuse ayant des éléments ( 2 ) de support et de guidage des récipients ( 1 ) et au moins un point de déchargement pour décharger le colis ( S ) des récipients ( 1 ) et/ou au moins un point de chargement pour charger chaque récipient ( 1 ) du colis ( S ), dont la surface de support est formée par une bande (4) de support sans fin, apte à porter, sous-tendant chaque récipient ( 1 ) et pouvant être entraînée transversalement au sens de transport du récipient ( 1 ) autour de galets ( 5 ) de renvoi montés des deux côtés du récipient ( 1 ), dans lequel, pour l'entraînement de la bande ( 4 ) de support, il est prévu, dans la région du point de chargement et/ou de déchargement, un entraînement ( 6 ) fixe, qui peut être accouplé, au moins pendant l'opération de chargement et/ou de déchargement, à au moins un élément ( 16 ) d'entraînement, prévu sur le récipient ( 1 ), de la bande ( 4 ) de support,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'élément ( 16 ) d'entraînement prévu sur le récipient ( 1 ) est constitué sous la forme de courroies ( 12 ) plates, tournant sans fin autour de galets de renvoi parallèlement à la direction de transport, dont au moins une roue de renvoi est en liaison d'action avec la bande ( 4 ) de support et qui peut être mise, dans la région du point de chargement et/ou de déchargement, en coopération de frottement avec une deuxième courroie ( 11 ) plate d'un poste ( 6 ) d'entraînement fixe pouvant être entraînée en tournant sans fin parallèlement à la première courroie ( 12 ) plate et dont la vitesse de rotation et le sens de rotation peuvent être commandés.
  2. Installation de transport de colis suivant la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la courroie ( 12 ) plate de l'élément ( 16 ) d'entraînement prévu sur le récipient ( 1 ) et la courroie ( 11 ) plate du poste ( 6 ) d'entraînement fixe tournent autour d'axes horizontaux parallèles entre eux et le plan de la coopération à frottement s'étend sensiblement horizontalement.
  3. Installation de transport de colis suivant la revendication 1 et 2,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la courroie ( 11 ) plate du poste ( 6 ) d'entraînement fixe et la courroie ( 12 ) plate de l'élément ( 16 ) d'entraînement peuvent être pressées l'une contre l'autre au moins pendant l'opération de chargement et de déchargement.
  4. Installation de transport de colis suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 3,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la courroie ( 11 ) plate du poste ( 6 ) d'entraînement fixe peut, au moins pendant l'opération de chargement et de déchargement, être déplacée au moyen d'un dispositif de levage vers la courroie ( 12 ) plate de l'élément ( 16 ) d'entraînement.
  5. Installation de transport de colis suivant la revendication 4,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le dispositif de levage de la courroie ( 11 ) plate du poste ( 6 ) d'entraînement fixe est constitué sous la forme d'un aimant de levage.
  6. Installation de transport de colis suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la bande ( 4 ) de support sous-tendant le récipient ( 1 ) est guidée dans la région de son brin inférieur en forme de ( S ) autour de trois galets ( 13, 14, 15 ) d'entraînement, les deux galets ( 13 et 15 ) d'entraînement extérieurs pressant la bande ( 4 ) de support à complémentarité de frottement ou de forme latéralement contre le galet ( 14 ) d'entraînement central déplaçable en sens contraire.
  7. Installation de transport de colis suivant la revendication 6,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le galet ( 14 ) d'entraînement central de la bande ( 4 ) de support est relié cinématiquement à au moins l'une des roues de renvoi de la courroie ( 12 ) plate de l'élément ( 6 ) d'entraînement pour la transmission de la force d'entraînement.
  8. Installation de transport de colis suivant la revendication 6 et 7,
    caractérisée en ce que la force d'entraînement pour la bande ( 4 ) de support peut être transmise par au moins une courroie ( 17 ) de transmission, qui est guidée sans fin sur une poulie ( 20 ) reliée coaxialement à la roue de renvoi de l'élément ( 16 ) d'entraînement et sur une poulie ( 19 ) montée coaxialement au galet ( 14 ) d'entraînement central, le cas échéant en passant autour d'une roue ( 18 ) de renvoi.
  9. Installation de transport de colis suivant la revendication 8,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la courroie ( 17 ) de transmission est tournée de 90° entre la poulie ( 20 ) de l'élément ( 16 ) d'entraînement et la poulie ( 19 ) du galet ( 14 ) d'entraînement, dont les axes sont disposés à angle droit l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  10. Installation de transport de colis suivant la revendication 1 à 9,
    caractérisée en ce que
    la bande ( 4 ) de support pend vers le bas en forme ( 21 ) de cuvette entre les galets ( 5 ) de renvoi.
EP10706579.9A 2009-03-12 2010-02-18 Installation de transport d'articles individuels, comportant des récipients individuels pour le transport d'articles, en particulier de colis Not-in-force EP2406157B1 (fr)

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